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No. 2 Minnesota hockey hosts Minnesota State
The No. 2 Minnesota Golden Gophers host Minnesota State on Friday and Saturday, and No. 18 St. Cloud State travels to take on No. 3 Denver while Minnesota-Duluth gets to rest.
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Minnesota splits weekend series with Denver
The top three Division I teams in the state of Minnesota went 3-3 against tough competition over the weekend. The No. 2 Golden Gophers split their weekend series with No. 10 Denver.
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Golden Gophers hockey gets 21st win
The Golden Gophers won their 21st game of the year this weekend. Let's take a look at their series with Minnesota-Duluth.
Golden Gophers take ice vs. Bulldogs Friday night
The Minnesota Golden Gophers play the first of two home games against the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs on Friday night.
Minnesota tops latest college hockey poll
Fresh off a big win over Boston College, the Minnesota Gophers men's hockey team has moved into the No. 1 spot in the latest USCHO.com poll.
Gophers beat BC in battle of top-5 teams
The No. 4 Minnesota Golden Gophers picked up a decisive 8-1 victory over No. 1 Boston College on Sunday night.
Minnesota hockey teams prep for tournament play
The Division I men's hockey teams from Minnesota, Minnesota-Duluth and Minnesota State all play in tournaments this weekend.
NCAA Hockey schedule hits bye week for holidays
The No. 4 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's hockey team joined No. 16 St. Cloud State and No. 18 Minnesota State as local teams ranked in the USCHO top 25 heading into the holiday bye week.
Colorado College comes from 3 down to tie Gophers
Colorado College senior Rylan Schwartz completed a 3 goal third period comeback with 23 seconds left in regulation and the Tigers and Gophers ended Saturday's game tied at 4.
Two Gophers named to Team USA WJC prelim roster
Both University of Minnesota freshmen defensemen Mike Reilly and Brady Skjei were among the 27 players selected for the December 16-18 camp. Meanwhile, a third Gopher, sophomore forward Travis Boyd, was left off the list.
Mark Alt out of Saturday's lineup
Line combinations for Saturday's Minnesota-UNO game. The Gophers are making some changes after last night's 3-2 loss to UNO. Defenseman Mark Alt is out of the lineup while Jake Parenteau gets a chance to play on the blue line.
Sam Warning returns to Gopher lineup Friday
Line combinations for Friday's series opener between Minnesota and Nebraska-Omaha. Gophers sophomore forward Sam Warning returns to the lineup for the first time in 9 games.
5 questions with UNO writer Matthew Semisch
With Minnesota facing Nebraska-Omaha this weekend, we get a view from the other side with USCHO/Radio Free Omaha writer Matthew Semisch. He discusses UNO's hot streak, their goalie situation and much, more
Minnesota and Nebraska-Omaha face off in WCHA play
Minnesota and Nebraska-Omaha share a lot in common as they face off this weekend at Mariucci Arena. SB Nation Minnesota previews this weekend's series between the two teams, which are each on six-game unbeaten streaks.
Minnesota hockey in action this past weekend
The Minnesota Golden Gophers swept Vermont this past weekend as a part of a full college hockey schedule.
Gophers complete sweep with 3-1 win over Vermont
Goals by A.J. Michaelson and Tom Serratore were enough for Minnesota Saturday as they survived a treacherous Vermont team in the third period before Nate Condon scored an empty-netter to win 3-1. The Gophers next play Nebraska-Omaha this weekend.
Gophers make one change as they go for sweep
Line combinations for Saturday's Minnesota-Vermont game, which begins at 6 p.m. CT on Fox Sports North/NESN. The Gophers make one change as Justin Holl comes in for Jared Larson while Vermont take out defenseman Michael Paliotta.
Reilly gets first goal as a Gopher in 5-1 win
Mike Reilly scored his first career collegiate goal as five different players scored for the Gophers in their 5-1 win over Vermont Friday. Minnesota used a three-goal 2nd period to break away from the Catamounts at Gutterson Fieldhouse.
Haula gets an "A" on his chest
The University of Minnesota announced that leading scorer Erik Haula has been named an alternate captain for the rest of the season.
Lucia keeps top-six intact for Friday night
Line combinations for Friday night's Minnesota-Vermont non-conference hockey game. The game will be broadcast on Fox Sports North and NESN at 6 p.m. CT.
Get to know Vermont with CHN's Scott McLaughlin
To get a sense of Minnesota's opponent this weekend, we asked College Hockey News Hockey East writer Scott McLaughlin to give us the low down about the Vermont Catamounts.
Gophers head East to face Vermont
Minnesota makes their first regular season trip to the East Coast since 2005 this weekend when they face Vermont in a non-conference series. The Gophers are currently second in the WCHA and coming off of 3-1 win against Wisconsin
College Hockey schedule: Minnesota faces Vermont
It will be a busy weekend for Minnesota college hockey as the teams near the halfway point of the season.
Gophers hockey gets win, tie against Wisconsin
The Minnesota Golden Gophers finished their weekend set against the Wisconsin Badgers with a tie and a win, while the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs came away with a tie and a loss in their road trip to North Dakota.
Tom Serratore & PK are Minnesota's heroes Saturday
Down 1-0 and facing a 33 second 5x3, Minnesota's penalty kill came through in a way their power play had not this weekend. It sparked the turnaround for the Gophers, who got goals from Nick Bjugstad, Tom Serratore and Kyle Rau to defeat Wisconsin 3-1
Lucia makes two changes to Gopher lineup
The full line combinations for both Minnesota and Wisconsin as they play the second game of their two-game series at 8 p.m. CT on BTN.
Wisconsin's Peterson makes 41 saves in 2-2 tie
The sophomore goalie, making his second start of the season, made 41 saves as Wisconsin held off a potent Minnesota offense and killed two five minute majors. Michael Mersch scored twice for the Badgers while Zach Budish & Erik Haula scored for UMN.
Minnesota-Wisconsin Friday night line combinations
Minnesota is keeping close to what worked last weekend in Anchorage, where the team took 3 of 4 points, with just a couple changes.
Gophers host Wisconsin this weekend
Minnesota and Wisconsin will play a pair starting Friday night.
Gophers travel to Alaska for a pair of games
The Minnesota men's hockey team's trip to Alaska highlights this weekend's schedule.
Mavericks earn split with a 2 goal third period
Minnesota State freshman forward Dylan Margonari put the Mavericks ahead for good with 3:41 left in the game and JP Lafontaine added an empty netter to beat the second ranked Gophers 5-3 in Mankato to earn a split in their weekend series.
Haula at this gem (Video)
Despite being taken down by Minnesota State forward Matt Leitner, Minnesota forward Erik Haula tipped a Christian Isackson pass past Mavericks goalie Phil Cook before crashing into the boards hard. His goal brought the Gophers within 1.
Gopher power play comes to life in 3-2 win
Zach Budish's first goal of the season with 14:20 left in regulation proved to be the difference as Minnesota defeated in-state rival Minnesota State 3-2 Friday. The Gophers matched their season total with all three goals scored on the power play.
Budish returns to top line Friday
Line combinations for Friday night's WCHA contest between Minnesota and Minnesota State Mankato.